On February 19, on the occasion of Book Giving Day, a series of events are planned at YSU Library. 

At 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, and 3:00 PM, guided tours for YSU students and guests will start from the library’s foyer (near the central entrance). These tours will provide an overview of the library’s activity functions, reading rooms, rules of usage, and other available opportunities.

At 2:00 PM, a special exhibition of rare and antique printed books from the library’s collection will commence in the library's foyer (near the central entrance). 

YSU Library staff will present books to the most active readers, including students and professors, and will share interesting stories from their daily work.

At 2:30 PM, contemporary writer Lusine Kharatyan will hold a workshop in the Exact Sciences Reading Room (503) titled "The Researcher as a Writer (and Vice Versa)", discussing the intersection between literature and the humanities.   

Books authored by Lusine Kharatyan will be presented as gifts to the active participants in the workshop.

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At 3:00 PM, a discussion will take place in the Philological Sciences Reading Room (501) on a translation collection titled Անհատը և հանրայինը. տեքստեր փոխհարաբերության մասին (published in Armenian).

The speakers will include:

• Harutyun Vermishyan (Head of the Chair of Theory and History of Sociology at YSU, Associate Professor)

• Sona Manusyan (psychologist, social researcher, YSU Laboratory of Personality and Social Environment)

• Mariam Khalatyan (sociologist, Socioscope NGO).

This translation collection includes critical social science texts that can help with the reflective analysis of social, psychological, cultural, political, socio-economic, and socio-historical issues faced by the Armenian society. The texts explore social relationships and structures, as well as the opportunities for self-understanding and the recognition of individual subjectivity within the community.

This collection is tailored for specialists teaching and researching various fields of social sciences, students, representatives of civil society, and generally anyone interested in the processes that connect the public and their identity.

At 4:30 PM, contemporary writer Grig will lead a workshop in the Exact Sciences Reading Room (503) on creative writing approaches and techniques titled "How to Create Characters and Manage Fates".

Books authored by Grig will be presented as gifts to the active participants in the workshop.

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At 5:00 PM, in the Philological Sciences Reading Room (501), a discussion will be held on Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking, Fast and Slow. 

The speakers will include:

• Levon Babajanyan (Associate Professor at the Chair of Social Philosophy, Ethics and Aesthetics, YSU)

• Davit Hayrapetyan (Associate Professor at the Chair of General Psychology, YSU)

• Lilit Hayrapetyan (Translator of the book).

Kahneman pioneered the field of behavioral economics, challenging traditional economic principles by revealing the role of cognitive biases in decision-making. In 2002, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for integrating psychological discoveries into the field of economics.

Published in 2011, this work summarizes Kahneman's groundbreaking research on human decision-making. The author presents two systems of thinking: 1. fast and intuitive, and 2. slow and logical. The book’s intriguing stories and experiments highlight the limitations of human intuition, often leading to irrational choices, unfounded conclusions, and incorrect predictions.